Br. Indian Ocean Terr. Imports 2023
Complete list of Br. Indian Ocean Terr.'s 24 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$73.57M
Total imports (2023)
#214
Global import rank
24
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Br. Indian Ocean Terr. imported $73.57 million of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #214 largest importer. Goods came from 24 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 99.7% of total import value. The leading import was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $38.48 million — 52.3% of total imports.
The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.
All import sources
24 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | $38.55M | 52.40% |
| 2 | Singapore | $28.31M | 38.48% |
| 3 | USA | $2.93M | 3.98% |
| 4 | Panama | $1.53M | 2.08% |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | $1.23M | 1.68% |
| 6 | Türkiye | $249,496 | 0.34% |
| 7 | Switzerland | $203,599 | 0.28% |
| 8 | Brazil | $118,976 | 0.16% |
| 9 | Malaysia | $117,409 | 0.16% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | $80,171 | 0.11% |
| 11 | Germany | $70,736 | 0.10% |
| 12 | India | $27,178 | 0.04% |
| 13 | South Africa | $26,016 | 0.04% |
| 14 | Fiji | $25,922 | 0.04% |
| 15 | Uruguay | $22,498 | 0.03% |
| 16 | Canada | $21,613 | 0.03% |
| 17 | Netherlands | $21,385 | 0.03% |
| 18 | Denmark | $18,022 | 0.02% |
| 19 | Belgium | $5,839 | 0.01% |
| 20 | Italy | $2,954 | 0.00% |
| 21 | Poland | $1,625 | 0.00% |
| 22 | Namibia | $1,530 | 0.00% |
| 23 | Romania | $1,321 | 0.00% |
| 24 | France | $1,250 | 0.00% |
Top import products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 271000 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils | $38.48M | 52.31% |
| 2 | 051191 | Animal products: of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates: dead animals of chapter 03, unfit for human consumption | $7.56M | 10.28% |
| 3 | 761090 | Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, n.e.c. in heading no. 7610, plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like | $6.92M | 9.41% |
| 4 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $4.24M | 5.76% |
| 5 | 940690 | Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood | $1.98M | 2.70% |
| 6 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $1.32M | 1.79% |
| 7 | 843143 | Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41 | $1.06M | 1.43% |
| 8 | 760120 | Aluminium: unwrought, alloys | $888,658 | 1.21% |
| 9 | 730840 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering or pit-propping | $757,771 | 1.03% |
| 10 | 870590 | Vehicles: break-down lorries, road-sweepers, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units, and other special purpose vehicles n.e.c. in heading no. 8705 | $445,109 | 0.61% |
| 11 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $411,555 | 0.56% |
| 12 | 870530 | Vehicles: fire fighting vehicles | $393,866 | 0.54% |
| 13 | 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $344,280 | 0.47% |
| 14 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $284,238 | 0.39% |
| 15 | 740312 | Copper: refined, unwrought, wire-bars | $252,910 | 0.34% |
| 16 | 841430 | Compressors: of a kind used in refrigerating equipment | $224,812 | 0.31% |
| 17 | 848190 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: parts thereof | $221,673 | 0.30% |
| 18 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $220,041 | 0.30% |
| 19 | 871631 | Tanker trailers and tanker semi-trailers | $215,347 | 0.29% |
| 20 | 848071 | Moulds: for rubber or plastics, injection or compression types | $203,599 | 0.28% |
| 21 | 790390 | Zinc: powders and flakes | $202,596 | 0.28% |
| 22 | 850164 | Electric generators: AC generators, (alternators), of an output exceeding 750kVA | $171,782 | 0.23% |
| 23 | 841583 | Air conditioning machines: containing a motor driven fan, other than window or wall types, not incorporating a refrigerating unit | $162,288 | 0.22% |
| 24 | 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $142,361 | 0.19% |
| 25 | 851761 | Base stations | $138,712 | 0.19% |
| 26 | 200559 | Vegetable preparations: beans, (not shelled), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen | $134,472 | 0.18% |
| 27 | 870431 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $133,684 | 0.18% |
| 28 | 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $127,094 | 0.17% |
| 29 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $123,435 | 0.17% |
| 30 | 854810 | Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators: spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators | $121,042 | 0.16% |
| 31 | 841510 | Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or "split-system" | $120,720 | 0.16% |
| 32 | 291819 | Acids: carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function), other than lactic, tartaric, citric, and gluconic acids and their salts and esters | $118,938 | 0.16% |
| 33 | 847432 | Machines: for mixing mineral substances with bitumen | $117,969 | 0.16% |
| 34 | 252321 | Cement: portland, white, whether or not artificially coloured | $116,930 | 0.16% |
| 35 | 382499 | Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $115,509 | 0.16% |
| 36 | 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $107,135 | 0.15% |
| 37 | 391723 | Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, rigid, of polymers of vinyl chloride | $97,839 | 0.13% |
| 38 | 871639 | Trailers and semi-trailers: (other than tanker type) | $97,201 | 0.13% |
| 39 | 760200 | Aluminium: waste and scrap | $94,781 | 0.13% |
| 40 | 250590 | Sands: natural, (other than silica and quartz sands), whether or not coloured, (other than metal-bearing sands of chapter 26) | $85,958 | 0.12% |
| 41 | 848360 | Clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints) | $85,254 | 0.12% |
| 42 | 890400 | Tugs and pusher craft | $82,352 | 0.11% |
| 43 | 080211 | Nuts, edible: almonds, fresh or dried, in shell | $82,026 | 0.11% |
| 44 | 680800 | Panels, boards, tiles, blocks and the like: of vegetable fibre, of straw, shavings, chips, particles, sawdust or other waste, of wood, agglomerated with cement, plaster or other mineral binders | $78,147 | 0.11% |
| 45 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $78,064 | 0.11% |
| 46 | 401693 | Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), gaskets, washers and other seals, of non-cellular rubber | $75,350 | 0.10% |
| 47 | 591190 | Textile products and articles for technical uses: n.e.c. in heading no. 5911 | $74,688 | 0.10% |
| 48 | 071290 | Vegetables: mixtures of vegetables n.e.c. in heading no. 0712, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder but not further prepared, dried | $68,605 | 0.09% |
| 49 | 903149 | Optical instruments and appliances: for measuring or checking, n.e.c. in chapter 90 | $67,950 | 0.09% |
| 50 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $64,437 | 0.09% |
| 51 | 730900 | Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers: for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, capacity exceeding 300l, whether or not lined or heat insulated | $62,626 | 0.09% |
| 52 | 441239 | Plywood: consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with both outer plies of coniferous wood | $62,388 | 0.08% |
| 53 | 390330 | Styrene polymers: acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) copolymers, in primary forms | $62,020 | 0.08% |
| 54 | 940389 | Furniture: of cane, osier, or similar materials (other than bamboo or rattan) | $60,076 | 0.08% |
| 55 | 220299 | Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009 | $59,707 | 0.08% |
| 56 | 940360 | Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use | $54,741 | 0.07% |
| 57 | 850161 | Generators: AC generators, (alternators), of an output not exceeding 75kVA | $54,491 | 0.07% |
| 58 | 780200 | Lead: waste and scrap | $53,390 | 0.07% |
| 59 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $52,467 | 0.07% |
| 60 | 730799 | Iron or steel: tube or pipe fittings, n.e.c. in item no. 7307.9, other than stainless steel | $49,934 | 0.07% |
| 61 | 220840 | Rum and other spirits obtained by distilling fermented sugar-cane products | $48,294 | 0.07% |
| 62 | 853710 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $46,404 | 0.06% |
| 63 | 280440 | Oxygen | $46,336 | 0.06% |
| 64 | 381190 | Oxidation and gum inhibitors, viscosity improvers, anti-corrosive preparations, other prepared additives for mineral oils or liquids used as mineral oils (including gasoline), n.e.c. in heading no. 3811 | $45,176 | 0.06% |
| 65 | 841370 | Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids | $41,774 | 0.06% |
| 66 | 902710 | Instruments and apparatus: gas or smoke analysis apparatus, for physical or chemical analysis | $41,155 | 0.06% |
| 67 | 320910 | Paints and varnishes: based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium | $40,074 | 0.05% |
| 68 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $39,649 | 0.05% |
| 69 | 901819 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters), n.e.c. in item no. 9018.1 | $39,484 | 0.05% |
| 70 | 720449 | Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.c. in heading no. 7204 | $39,000 | 0.05% |
| 71 | 320810 | Paints and varnishes: based on polyesters, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium | $38,422 | 0.05% |
| 72 | 290944 | Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: monoalkylethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol n.e.c. in heading no. 2909 | $37,495 | 0.05% |
| 73 | 200941 | Juice: pineapple, of a Brix value not exceeding 20, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $36,872 | 0.05% |
| 74 | 390110 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $36,762 | 0.05% |
| 75 | 440711 | Wood: coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm | $36,720 | 0.05% |
| 76 | 391740 | Plastics: tube, pipe and hose fittings (e.g. joints, elbows, flanges) | $36,582 | 0.05% |
| 77 | 150910 | Vegetable oils: olive oil and its fractions, virgin, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $36,070 | 0.05% |
| 78 | 841840 | Freezers: of the upright type, not exceeding 900l capacity | $35,800 | 0.05% |
| 79 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $34,870 | 0.05% |
| 80 | 847490 | Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: parts | $34,683 | 0.05% |
| 81 | 200540 | Vegetable preparations: peas (pisum sativum), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen | $34,550 | 0.05% |
| 82 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $33,448 | 0.05% |
| 83 | 640340 | Footwear: with metal toe-cap, outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather, uppers of leather | $33,279 | 0.05% |
| 84 | 870421 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $31,878 | 0.04% |
| 85 | 843699 | Machinery: parts of that machinery for agricultural, horticultural or forestry use n.e.c. in heading no. 8436 | $29,270 | 0.04% |
| 86 | 852910 | Reception and transmission apparatus: aerials and aerial reflectors of all kinds and parts suitable for use therewith | $29,126 | 0.04% |
| 87 | 850440 | Electrical static converters | $28,547 | 0.04% |
| 88 | 040900 | Honey: natural | $28,143 | 0.04% |
| 89 | 321590 | Ink: writing, drawing and other inks, n.e.c. in heading no. 3215, whether or not concentrated or solid | $27,614 | 0.04% |
| 90 | 841582 | Air conditioning machines: containing a motor driven fan, other than window or wall types, incorporating a refrigerating unit | $26,542 | 0.04% |
| 91 | 901812 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: ultrasonic scanning apparatus | $26,016 | 0.04% |
| 92 | 220110 | Waters: mineral and aerated, including natural or artificial, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured) | $25,922 | 0.04% |
| 93 | 847990 | Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functions | $25,315 | 0.03% |
| 94 | 841989 | Machinery, plant and laboratory equipment: for treating materials by change of temperature, other than for making hot drinks or cooking or heating food | $25,188 | 0.03% |
| 95 | 721310 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process | $25,135 | 0.03% |
| 96 | 220900 | Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar: obtained from acetic acid | $24,945 | 0.03% |
| 97 | 200599 | Vegetable preparations: vegetables and mixtures of vegetables n.e.c. in heading no. 2005, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen | $23,777 | 0.03% |
| 98 | 611610 | Gloves, mittens and mitts: knitted or crocheted, impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber | $23,590 | 0.03% |
| 99 | 200919 | Juice: orange, not frozen, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $23,547 | 0.03% |
| 100 | 731815 | Iron or steel: threaded screws and bolts n.e.c. in item no. 7318.1, whether or not with their nuts or washers | $23,482 | 0.03% |